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The Oregonian reported in January 1922 that Jefferson was the largest high school in Portland, with 2,063 students. [10] Hopkin Jenkins was principal at Jefferson from its opening until June 1940. [8] Due to the baby boom and passing of a $25 million building levy by the school district in 1947, a new high school was slated.
On January 7, 1972 the station signed on with a regular broadcasting schedule using the callsign WJJE. The station was the creation of Jefferson High School's teacher Bill Fraser. WJJE's original format was a middle of the road (MOR) format. In the spring of 1985 the format was changed to Adult Contemporary. By the end of 1985 the regular use ...
Thoreau is a feeder school for James Madison High School, George C. Marshall High School and Oakton High School. Because of the 2008 redistricting in Fairfax County, some of Thoreau's students (who previously lived in the James Madison High School district) were redistricted to Hughes Middle School and South Lakes High School. In 2018, due to ...
September 3, 1949: Entrance to El Paso's newest high school, Thomas B. Jefferson High, has been completed at an approximate cost of $340,000 by J.E. Morgan and Sons. Benner and Frazer were architects.
Jefferson High School's mascot is the J-Hawk. The official school colors are red, white, and gold. [10]Jefferson High School is a member of the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC-10) and participates in state championship tournaments sanctioned by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).
Jefferson's athletic teams are known as the Eagles, [3] and the school's fight song is set to the tune of On, Wisconsin!. The school's teams compete in the Rock Valley Conference. [7] High school sporting events on the football field and in the school's Premier Bank Gymnasium can be viewed live, or on-demand provided through T1 Sports!.
A mural with a large portrait of Thomas Jefferson was commissioned by TJ Arts for the building's atrium. It was created by Dennis Stocke, a local artist and art teacher at Boyce Middle School in the Upper St. Clair School District. As of 2024, the original high school building has been demolished; it is slated to be replaced with a flexible field.
In 2011–2012 Jefferson switched from a traditional block schedule to a new 6 period schedule on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and 3 periods on Wednesday, and Thursday. This new schedule offers students the opportunity to take early bird classes that commence before school starts, 6:50–7:41. [17]